Animal-trap.



No. 836,319. PATENEED NOV. 20, 1906. G. A. GRAVESKL D. W. KELLEY. ANIMAL TRAP.

APPLICATION FILED MAR. 24, 1906. I

- 2 SHEETSSHEET 1 PATENTED NOV.'20, 1906. G. A. GRAVES & D. W. KELLEY.

ANIMAL TRAP.

APPLIOATION FILED MAR. 24, 1906.

2 SHBBTS-SHEET 2,

W a. Umw/Wji gzz/i W' UNITED STATES PATIENT GILES A. GRAVES AND non ALI) w. KELLEY,

or ABINGDOh, ILLINOIS,

ASSIGNORS TO THE ANIMAL TBA P COMPANY, OF ABINGDON, ILLINOIS,

A CORPORATION OF ILLINOIS.

Specification oi Letters Patent.

Patented Nov. 20, 1906.

Application filcdMarch 24, 1906. erial No. 307,842.

Be it known that we, GILES A. GRAVES and DONALD W. KELLEY, citizens of the United 1 States, residing at Abingdon, in the county of Knox and State of Illinois, have invented. certain new and useful Improvements in Animal-Traps, of which the following is a l specification. This invention pertains to improvements To all whmn, it may concern: I l l in animal-traps of the class wherein a pair of gripping jaws are actuated by a spring-- tongue which when in set position or under j tension is held by a movable dog resting in a slot in the'end of a trigger andsprung by (lopressing the trigger until the dog is released from the slot, thus allowing the spring to close the jaws. l Traps of this class are generally composed l of four main parts-mamely, the base, jaws, spring-tongue, and cross-arm carrying the l trigger and platformand the method 01' conl necting the spring-tongue and cross-arm to l the base is by rivets or by extending the end of the tongue through a slot in. the base, both of which methods Weaken the structure-the l rivets by the apertures and strain given the l l l l l I i metal when headed, while slotting the'base at the bending-point weakens it where strength is essential. The cross-arm isgenerally secured centrally of the base by rivets, and as the tension is greatest at that point when the trap is set it renders the base very Weak, and experience has provcn that break age is frequent at both points.

In our construction we. overcome these difficulties by securing the spring-tongue to the base-platp by a soft-metal clip bent at sub stan-tiall y a right angle, the upright portion adapted to receive the teats ol the jaws and the horizontal or base portion provided with ears capablt? of being bent over and upon 1110 base and spring-tongue, thereby securing the two members .lirmly together without the use of rivets. By this construction the sharp angle at one end ol the base-plate is avoided, which, being formed of spring metal is subject to being fractured both before and alter riveting.

The cross-arm is secured to the base member by upsetting a strip ol the metal of the arm by means of a die, leaving both ends still connect ed. The base member is placed under the'striI), whichis then forced down 1 around it, thus together. i

In the double-spring i'orm oi traps oi this class both the base and the spring are placed under the strip in the cross-arm and all secured in the same manner above stated.

in the drawings, Figure 1 an. edge elevation of a trap with the spring released. Fig. 2 is a plan view of a trap in position. Fig. 3 is a perspective elevation of, the base, spring, clip, and cross-arm. 4 is a plan view ol' the clip in flat or blank form. Figs. 5 and 6 are plan views of the end portions of the spring and base members, respectively. Fig. 7 is a sectional clcval ion of a trap of the double-swing type, and Fig. 8 a perspective elevation of a trap where the double spring is employed.

Referring more particularly to the drawings, $9 is a base having one end ll) bent at substantially a right angle to its body ind provided with apertures 11 12, its opposite ends haviugnotcues l3 and .14.

( i5 is a spring having the notches i6 and i7 iormcd to register wi the notches 13 and 14 and provided wit h the elongated aperture 18, adapted to receive a pair oi" jaws and the edges oi which act upon the jaws [or closing thesamc.

The base and spring are rigidly secured together by a soltanctal clip or clamp 19, provided with the cars 20 and 21, so that upon bei'idiug the clip at substantially a right angle centrally and transversely ol' its body por tion a base or seat 22 is formed upon which the notched ends of the base'and spring rest. The cars 20 and 2] are then bent up'ward into the notches, which are in register, and over upon the spring-tongue, when the spring and base are securely hold together. I

The upright bent portion 23 forms an end similar to the end 10 and is also provided 5 with. apertures 24 and v The clampingews 26 and 27 are of the usual style and arr-provided with the teats 28 and 29, which have a pivotal engagement with the a crtures l 1, 12, 24, and 25, rcspecic is depressed to a plane substantially parallel spring 10 .25 thereto:

. seems with the base, but lower than the teats28 and 29, and there held by the trigger 30, which is secured to the cross arm 31 by the pivotlugs 32 and the pivot-pin 33' One end 34 of 5 the cross-arm bent at substantially a right angle to its base and carries the dog 35, adapted to seat itself in the groove 36 in the trigger i5 metal by a die, formingthe strip with its.

ends connected integrally to the oross a rn. The base is then inserted between the strip and thebody of the cross-arm and the strip forced down around the base thereby se- '20 curely holding the parts together. H

41 is a tip at, the end of the spring-tongue tofacilitate the setting of the trap, while 42 is an aperture in the end of thecross-arm, which affords means for securing the chain 43 In the preferred form we construct the base member in the single-spring type with the notches 39, and in the double-spring type we provide similar notches {10 in the spring, 0' which register with the notches 39, so that when the strip of metal in the cross-arrn is =lorced down around the base or base and spring together it is forced into the notches, and -thereby prevents any relative sliding 35 movement between the base and'cross-arm or base-spring and cross-ar1n.

Fig. 7 shows a cross-section of the double spring type of trap, whereinthe base and sprint have the notches 39 and d0 registering o and the metal strip forbed into them. It is, however, obvious that the base and spring may be secured tothe cross-annwithout the notches, as shown in Fig. 8.

Having fully described our invention, what 45 we wish to claim, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is

1. In an animal-trap of the class described,

the; combination with a base a.

spring-tongue and a. metal clipprovidedwith j earsadap-ted to clamp togethensubstimtially as described. 1

a base member, a spring-tongue andia metal clip provided with ears adapted to clamp said, base and tongue together, in combination with jaws pivotally connected to said-base and clip, and a'trigger and dog for'holding said base andtongue 2. 1n an-animal-trap-of theclassde'scribed 1 the jaws in open position, substantially as,de-

SCIlb6d. I

3. In an anin1al-trap of the class described the combination of a base,.a oross arm and a metal strip, said strip upset from one of the members and joined at its ends thereto and [adapted to be pressed around the other member to secure said members together,substantially as described.

, 4. In an animal-trap of the class described, the combination'with a cross-arm, of a base overlying said cross-arm transversely thereof, and a raised strip overlying said base, said arm-and c tially as descrlbedf the combination with a base and springtongue member having formed in their edges registering notches, of a clip having. earsadapted to engage said notches andclamp scribed.

bination with a jaw-base, of a' cross-arm, a

said ine nbers'together, substantially as de:

'strip beinpg joined at its ends to said cross sniping said base thereto,substan;j;

trigger supported thereon, and an integral" loop offset from'the body of one of said members and beneath which the other member is passed whereby said base and arm are inter-' connected at substantially right anglesftoeach'other, substantially as described. eninsn. GRAVES;

DONALD*WT-K EL I 1 CYT "Witnesses: 3

G. A. SHIPPLETT, RIGHARD E. HARVEY. 

